Remote Java Backend Engineer (Mid) – Cloud & DevSecOps

Shee Atiká Government Services; Sitka (AK); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Northstar Resources (ANR) is seeking a Mid Developer to join our cloud computing team on a government program. This is a fully remote role with duties including designing, developing, and securing scalable Java modules and modernizing legacy PowerBuilder code.

You will work within an Agile SDLC, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, emphasize secure coding per OWASP and DoD STIGs, and collaborate with remote teams across AWS/Azure/GCP environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4+ years of related experience in Java-based backend development.
• Experience with REST APIs, data structures and backend best practices.
• Spring Boot framework for backend development.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures and SaaS integration.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code.
• Scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience with cloud architectures such as AWS/Azure/Google Cloud.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and secures scalable application modules using Java and Thymeleaf.
• Translates legacy PowerBuilder modules to modern Java-based code using AI tools.
• Collaborates with customer teams to review specs and ensure high quality code.
• Contributes insights to improve performance, reliability, and security; participates in code reviews.
• Documents technical processes with clear communication.
• Troubleshoots, debugs, and optimizes backend systems.
• Works in Agile SDLC with 2–3 week sprints and daily scrums.
• Embeds security in DevSecOps delivery and CI/CD pipelines.
• Responds to security tooling findings and remediates vulnerabilities.
• Writes automated unit and integration tests to support CI/CD and meet coverage.
• Applies secure coding practices per OWASP and DoD requirements (STIGs).

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

CI/CD

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Git

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Secure coding / OWASP

Unit testing

Agile SDLC

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS CodePipeline

Ansible

JFrog Artifactory

SAST/DAST tools

Job description

Alaska Northstar Resources (ANR) is seeking a Mid Developer to join our cloud computing team on a government program. This is a fully remote role with duties including designing, developing, and securing scalable Java modules and modernizing legacy PowerBuilder code.

You will work within an Agile SDLC, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, emphasize secure coding per OWASP and DoD STIGs, and collaborate with remote teams across AWS/Azure/GCP environments.